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The Gilded Age

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The Gilded Age

Season 30 Episode 3

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Meet the titans and barons of the glittering late 19th century, whose materialistic extravagance contrasted harshly with the poverty of the struggling workers who challenged them. The vast disparities between them sparked debates still raging today.

Since pre-colonial times, Americans' relationship to the natural world has shaped politics, policy, commerce, entertainment and culture. Delve into our environment history through our films exploring varied topics, from our struggles to exert dominion over nature to our attempts to understand and protect it.